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Style and the Damme

January 17, 2018
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.  Late in his new series Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, in tailored suit and open-collared white shirt, gestures up from his Aston Martin to his secret h...
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Why Santa Wears Red

December 17, 2017
by David Isle.  There has been some recent controversy over Santa’s ethnic background. But all modern-day Santas, be they white, black, or boozehound, wear the now iconic red suit with white trim. ...
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A Film of One's Own

December 12, 2017
by Daniel Penny.   If cinema has taught me anything about policing, it is that the key to being a good detective lies in having the proper outerwear. Nowhere is this more true than in the dystopian...
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Particularly Snug at Home

December 11, 2017
by David Isle.  If you’re in the Northeast United States, you’ve probably got wintry weather at your doorstep and perhaps even a day or two off from work. If these days away from the constraints of...
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Book Review: Why a Man Should Be Well Dressed

December 05, 2017
by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   I love a book whose author dares to actually assert a viewpoint. In clothing, this means more than simply asserting “style is eternal” or “nice clothes are nice”, as m...
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Setting a High Standard

December 04, 2017
by David Isle.   The pocket square is the canary in the menswear coal mine, announcing a man’s decision to view his clothes as an opportunity rather a necessity.
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Giving Thanks to Designers

November 28, 2017
by David Isle.   Sometimes a little bit of choice can be a dangerous thing. A couple of years ago, drunk on the fumes of #bespoke chemtrails that shower certain parts of the Internet, I decided to ...
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